Structural frame for the support of the lath and plaster of walls and ceilings of buildings.



D. DOWD. I STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE LATH AND PLASTER 0P WALLS AND- CEILINGS OF BUILDINGS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 7 1909.

Patented 00%;. 8, 1911.

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STRUCTURAL FRAME FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE LATE AND PLAS'IER OF WALLS AND CEILINGS OF BUILDINGS.

I Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed July 7, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL Down, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Structural Frames for the Support of the Lath and Plaster of Walls and Ceilings of Buildings,

of which the followingis a specification.

changes in details and structural arrangements, one preferred and practical embodi ;,iment of which is shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail view in elevation of one of the supporting bars of the improved stu lding. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the improved studding arranged for a side wall and ceiling of a room. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line X-X, Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a detail view showing a channel bar and one end of a supporting member as they appear before being interlocked. V a detail perspective view of a channel bar and supporting bars. Fig. (3 is a tragmentary perspective view showing two supporting ,bars having lathing attached thereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be observed that the improved studding is primarily adapted For use in corn nection with side walls and ceilings and comprises the vertical supporting bars A which are used for side walls and the simi- I lar bars B which are used. for ceilings. Said bars A and B are similar in construction each having a longitudinally thickened rolled enter and the oppositely disposed list side flanges 6. At each end, the bars Fig. u is,

are notched to provide the dovetails 2. Bars A have their longitudinal edges provided with regularly spaced inclined slits 3, and bars B have one longitudinal edge provided with similar slits 3 The bars are retained in regularly spaced relation by the channel bars C which receive the dovetails 2 of said bars, as shown in detail in Fig. 5. The side flanges of bars G are bent inward to clamp the dovetailed ends of said bars and said flanges are then crimped around the said. dovetails as indicated by the numeral 4 to prevent relative movement. of bars A and C. v liars A have been shown provided with openings 5 through their side flanges 6 so that horizontal water and gas pipes, wires and the like may be passed through them, and bars C have been shown Willi slots 7 for the same purpose.

The studding preferably arranged as shown in Fig. 2 of the accompanyingdrawings, the bars A retained in spaced vertical relation by the end bars (l and the bars l3 retained in spaced horizoi'ital relation by the similar end bars, the end bars C of supporting bars l3 resting on top of the end bars of'supporting bars A. The slits of the bars A and li permit the material of the bars to be bent outward to provide books 35 upon which the lathing D is supported, as shown in Fig. 6. Bars A are slitted on both sides so that when they Form partition wa ls, the lathing for both sides may be carried thereby; liars B are slitlod on one side only to! the reason that when in use, one longitudinal edge is below the upper lino! and therefore but one set (it hooks 3" is necessary.

It will be seen trom the foregoing that the im roved studdin ma 1 be readilv set up and locked in position to si'ipport the lathing, the only tool necessary being such as can be used for bending the side flanges oi conecting bars (I in and crimping the same about the dovetails, and also for bonding the slitted edges oi the bars to provided the books 3". v

What I claim as my invention is Studding comprising llat elongated supporting members provided with centrally located longitudinally extending reinforcing ribs, said members having their ends dovetails to retain the supporting member's.

notched to provide dovetails, .said members in spaced parallel relation. 10 having their longitudinal edges provided In testimony whereof I affix my signa- With latch engaging means, and connecting ture in presence of two Witnesses. members for the supporting members DANIEL DOWD. formed of channeled material having in- WVitness'es: V

Wardly inclined sides, said sides being GEORGE W. STONE,

crimped about the longitudinal sides of the LEWIS E. THOMPSON. 

